The Leadership of the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has engaged a strategic team from Eco Bank Sierra Leone on discussing partnership opportunities for sustained institutional growth and development.
The meeting which took place at the SALWACO Boardroom at Tower Hill in Freetown attracted the presence of the SALWACO Board Chairman, Joe Jonathan Ndanema and a cross section of the top management of SALWACO.
Welcoming attendees and stating the purpose of the meeting, the Deputy Managing Director of SALWACO, Apostle Dr. Albert Harrison Harvey (Ag. MD) said that the meeting was a significant one that has the penchant to expand growth and development opportunities. He assured the Eco Bank team of the company’s fullest cooperation in making sure that set targets and enviable needs are achieved.
Making a presentation, SALWACO’s Director of Research, Planning and Policy, Saffa SK Bockarie touched on the moves the company had made in making sure that water is provided for people; while hitting on the next possible targets with a view to get support and investments.
The Eco Bank team encouraged strategic management and prudent agendas that will drive the sustainability and reliability of the proposed action points. It was made clearer that while some aspects of the investments will be open grants, the broader aspects of business and profitability should not be treated with levity.
The SALWACO Board Chairman, Joe Jonathan Ndanema underscored the importance of the engagement and proposed to cascade the information to the country’s political leadership, with a focus of ensuring that accurate information is shared and accordingly, in the interest of strategic political leadership/decision making.
The Director of Project Management at SALWACO, Ing. Yankuba Tarawally remarked that enviable approaches in other African countries could be used as a roadmap to implement the same in Sierra Leone; citing earlier visitations/ benchmarking in Kenya and Ghana as case studies.
SALWACO’s Director of Commercial Services, Mohamed Aziz Waggay spoke on ensuring reasonableness and reliability on the part of the commercial aspect of the project, adding that SALWACO has what it takes in making sure that things are accordingly carried out.
Also present during the engagement were, SALWACO’s Director of Finance, Frank Lahai Kamara, Director of ICT, Moses Daniel Kon Sopay, Finance Manager, Neneh Kamara, Capital and Development Manager, Ing. Marilyn George, Logistics Manager, Daphne Greenwood, Planning and Policy Manager, Chrisla Koroma, Senior Communications Officer, Sheku Putka Kamara (Ag. Director of Communication, Gender and Outreach) and Vandi Deborah Maria Musa, Admin/Secretary attached to the office of the DMD.
A follow-up on correspondences was assured before the meeting was brought to a close.
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